Currently, most ESC members at PG&E are working remotely under a temporary remote work agreement – an agreement reached due to the state and local health orders compelling management to have workers who can do their work remotely to work from home. Those orders have been altered to permit employers to require employees to return […]
Dear Members, We have just learned that Kaiser management will be filing a lawsuit against ESC Local 20, alleging that our contract’s “no-strike” clause prohibited workers from engaging in the one-day sympathy strike with the Engineers, Local 39, last November 18th, and that we violated the contract by participating alongside SEIU-UHW and OPEIU […]
You are invited to vote in the ESC Local 20, IFPTE – Sutter Walk in APC’s NLRB Settlement Vote. The voting deadline is May 20 2022 9:00am Pacific Time (US & Canada). We are using an online election system to tabulate our votes. You have been assigned a unique access key which can only be […]
Brothers and Sisters, We are calling for an emergency union meeting this evening to discuss a settlement offer that has been made to the Union by Sutter in an effort to settle several NLRB complaints that are scheduled for hearing next week. Their offer would also settle NLRB charges that are still under investigation. […]
Dear WIC APCs, We are writing today with a brief update from the bargaining table. During our last PUI bargaining session on March 23rd, we reviewed a memo by Dr. Silvers pertaining to his assessment of the PUI issues we have raised at the bargaining table. You can view a full copy of […]
Please join ESC for a “Know Your Rights” training on Wednesday, May 18th, at 6 pm! Learn about the steps to analyze whether or not you have a grievance. All members are welcome; RSVP today!
URGENT UNION NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE! Please attend a ZOOM meeting to learn about Sutter’s attempts to undermine our job security, lower future pay increases, and reduce PTO! We will be covering the same information as the Monday meeting, in case you missed it. TONIGHT! Tuesday, April 27, 8:00 pm Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87409450962 […]
May 6, 2021 Dear APCs, At yesterday’s bargaining session, we presented our petition to Sutter’s bargaining committee. Initially the response from the lead negotiator was dismissive, but as the reality of the power and unity that come with a petition signed by 87% of the ESC Represented […]
May 27, 2021 Dear Member, Sutter cancelled this week’s negotiation session that was scheduled for May 26, 2021. We are scheduled for negotiations on June 2nd and will report back to you after that meeting. Thank you for your tremendous support of your negotiations team. In Unity, Adolfo […]
June 3, 2021 Dear APCs: ESC Local 20 met with Sutter at a federally mediated session on June 2, 2021. First, we had the opportunity to ask about the hiring freeze. Sutter informed us that there is no hiring freeze for clinical staff. However, it is no longer […]
